The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-10-14
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w. d. Kelly, better known as "Pig Iron
Kelly" Congressman from Philadelphia,
IL out In the FsvRm regalIng the country
with the beauties Of production. Ia order
to save protection for the rich, and high
taxes for the poor, he unequlvoea'ly places
himself on the platform OF removing the
tax from whisky and tobacco. Thlals his
way OF getting rid Of the aeeumulating
surplus In the treasury. This Il the way
In which the great republican leader In the
next House proposes to relieve the farmer
and the laborlng man Of heavy taxes.
This, evidently, will be the attitude oi
most OF the republican mempers In the
next Congress. The financial and eco
nomle condition Of the government 10
stated - follows
There are two general systems Of taxa.
ton through which the general govern
ment gets money 70 maintain itself. Ths
frat Is by duties levied upon foreign goods
and merchandise imported Into this eoun.
try. The second IL the internal revenue
system BY which the government receives
large sums from the tax on tobacco and
liquors. The customs dut, Is no less = tar
upon whisky and tobacco. Customs taxes
are levied upon such necessaries Of life a.
coal, sugar, woolen goods, leather, hais,
Gotten goods, lumber. salt, soap, giass, horse
shoe nails, hemp, jute, AJAX, and dozen oi
other articles necessary to the comfort 81
the farmer and lahorlng man. Eyerytims
farmer. laboring man or other person
buys any Of the above named dutisble ar.
tieles from dry goods or other dealers he
pays the tax In the Increased price Of the
goods. Every time person buys liquors
or tobacco he pays the internal revenue tai
In the increased price Of the article Pur'
chased. Tobacco and whisky are mere
iuxuries essential TO the eomfsrt oi
man. The great mass Of the people
whether poor OF rich, must have woolen
and Gotten goods, sugar, salt. coal, iron
hats, leather. soap and 80 forth, and these are
neeessaries Of life. Not 60 with whisky
and tobacco. Men do as well, and very
often better. without them. than with them
There are other sources from which the
general government revenue, but the
amount 10 inconsequentiai and hence need
not be considered here. During the war
the customs duties and internal revenue
taxes above mentioned were placed very
high to meet the then enormous current
expenses of government. Now in times OF
peace these expenses have been very ma.
teriaiiy reduced, and, thanks 10 . faithful
democratic administration, this reduction
10 ssill going on. In consequence OF this
reduction, and the further fact that no
part OF the bonded public debt Is now re.
deemable, the government Is confronted
with the fact that $Ioo.oooooo more Is be.
ing collected annually than Is necessary tc
meet the demands OF government. Tnls
surplus influx into the treasury, II 10 con
eeded by all, must be stopped. II must be
done by reducing or removing the tax or
whisky and tobacco, or BY reducing tho
tax on the necessaries Of life above men
toned. What do farmers and laboring snsr
say about this , VIII they have the ta,
removed from whisky and tobacco J
so. they viii follow the lead Of w. D.Kell,
and other republican leaders. II they
would have II reduced on the necessariei
Of life they will follow the lead OF Hon. ]
g. Carlisle and other democratic leaders